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AKUTAGAWA RYUUNOSUKE kind of an airhead, but good-natured and charming could you stop smoking for one second though	DAZAI OSAMU should a narcissist really be that quick to want to die please leave Akutagawa alone	HAGIWARA SAKUTAROU there are important things besides poetry and being moody such as combing your hair
NAKAHARA CHUUYA picks drunken fights with everyone loses drunken fights with everyone	IZUMI KYOUKA you don't have to disinfect everything don't spray kouyou-sensei with windex either	NATSUME SOUSEKI a gentleman with a gentlemanly mustache having a sweet tooth is also very gentlemanly
MIYAZAWA KENJI a cute and sincere child maybe don't ask to see his picture books	TANIZAKI JUNICHIROU masochist with a foot fetish does being a great author really make up for that	NAGAI KAFUU a romantic traveler who still keeps a diary how much can you write about prostitutes
SHIMAZAKI TOUSON studying and writing about everything is great and all but no one is going to let the niece thing go	TAYAMA KATAI if you hit on less girls people would like you more also if you were less of a hipster	SHIGA NAOYA manly in that he will stick by people close to him an insensitive dickbag to everyone else
MORI OUGAI doctor doctor, give me the news what is someone actually responsible doing here	KITAHARA HAKUSHUU #aesthetic would be in the student council in a high school AU	MUROO SAISEI self-proclaimed wild child how many people sensitive about their height do we need
MUSHANOKOUJI SANEATSU sheltered noble chase your dreams! maybe learn to ride a bike!	OZAKI KOUYOU mama bear to his disciples the absolute pickiest eater	EDOGAWA RANPO hates the mainstream an eccentric entertainer, don't let him talk to you about eroguro
SATOU HARUO a rare practical person in a constant state of 'Dazai, why'	KOBAYASHI TAKIJI tortured to death for communism please hug him	YOKOMITSU RIICHI the most serious one "the thing I hate the most is literature"
ODA SAKUNOSUKE really, really Osakan cheerful and direct and pushes himself too hard	HORI TATSUO a sweet and attentive person canonly called "idol-esque", why wouldn't you tag him	NAKAJIMA ATSUSHI both split personalities are cute outside: shrinking violet, inside: FIGHT ME
MASAOKA SHIKI carefree, cheerful, and BASEBALL never going to get enough players for a game with these nerds	WAKAYAMA BOKUSUI drinks more sake than anyone else way easier to get along with than Chuuya	TAKAMURA KOUTAROU a gentle-natured artist is poetry/painting/wood carving a hat trick
ISHIKAWA TAKUBOKU owes everyone money survives by being charming and knowing where to hide	KUNIKIDA DOPPO mood swings all over the place straightforward and good at compliments	KOUDA ROHAN a hard worker, especially in housework would hate Tumblr's edgy headcanons
YOSHIKAWA EIJI probably has a gym membership probably can quote 50 different generals	NAKANO SHIGEHARU seems calm, filled with angst and passive-aggression	KIKUCHI KAN everyone's big brother exactly how much money have you given out, sir
MIYOSHI TATSUJI immature and rebellious a pure, if opinionated, boy	NIIMI NANKICHI pranked you while you were reading this you'll forgive him because he's so cute	TOKUDA SHUUSEI sour and pessimistic but still a hard, reliable worker
SAKAGUCHI ANGO the grand delinquent can you just clean your room instead of covering it with pesticide

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[tabakoto]

[ Kan was doomed from the moment he befriended Ryuu. ]

Kan is paying attention to me, how wonderful! [ Chirps like a bird. And pokes Kan's cheek with a finger. ] Really though, you might need a little more restraint than that. What if you run out of cigarettes before you get your allowance?

[thatchedcottage]

[Don't poke him, Akutagawa, you're just making his mood worse.]

Then I'll go without cigarettes until I get my allowance.

[In terms of his addictions, gambling wins over smoking every time.]

[tabakoto]

[ But he just wants to help his dear friend. ]

How valiant of you to soldier through such suffering.

[ Kan's priorities are totally weird. ]

[thatchedcottage]

We're not all as addicted to smoking as you are, Ryuu.

[It's an easy choice for him.]

[tabakoto]

Cigarettes and coffee can get a person through a lot of things.

[ Clearly not everything considering his death, but a lot of things. ]

[thatchedcottage]

That doesn't mean they're the best way to cope.

[Can someone please get Akutagawa a therapist.]

[tabakoto]

They're an excellent way to cope.

[ He does not want a therapist. ]

Got me through many nights.

[ Cigarettes more than coffee. He didn't need coffee to stay awake. ]

[thatchedcottage]

Until they didn't.

[One day Akutagawa's going to come back to the library and everyone will be waiting for him. "Akutagawa, this is an intervention."]

[tabakoto]

[ He casually pats his friend's arm. ] Now now, Kan. Let's not talk about boring things.

[ Boring is totally interchangeable with unpleasant, right? ]

I'm going to see if they have any leftover amberjack from yesterday's supper, will you accompany me?

[ He did miss breakfast after all, and if he's lucky there will be at least some amberjack to add to the next meal that will be served. ]

[thatchedcottage]

[This is why you don't get help, Akutagawa.

But there's no point in pushing that right now, so Kan nods.]

It wouldn't hurt you to take more of an interest in food, but I guess I should consider myself lucky that you have even one favorite.

[tabakoto]

[ He does not need help.

He attaches himself to his friend with a hand around his arm. ]

Caring so much would just be tiresome, having a favorite is enough for me.

[thatchedcottage]

["State of Mind: Unstable"]

Plenty of people care more than you and less than me. I'm not asking you to become a food connoisseur.

[Even picturing Ryuunosuke being that level of invested in something like food is enough to make him snicker. There's no way.]

[tabakoto]

[ He pats Kan on the arm he's holding in a "that's a good boy" kind of way. Even though he's far younger than Kan these days, and not just a few years. ]

That's nice, Kan. Don't laugh though.

[ He knows you well enough to know what you're imagining. ]

[thatchedcottage]

[Kan knows he knows, but still...]

Why not? It's funny.

[Not like Ryuunosuke being patronizing. That's not funny at all.]

[tabakoto]

Hmmm... [ He puts a finger to his lips thoughtfully. ] Because it won't happen?

[thatchedcottage]

There's nothing wrong with laughing at things that won't happen.

[He understands Akutagawa usually writes seriously, but still, he should know better.]

[tabakoto]

No, I suppose not. I would probably laugh at things that Kan would never do that someone suggest you do, too.

[ But they're not really the same, the two of them. ]

[thatchedcottage]

[No, they aren't. But that's fine. Akutagawa doesn't need to be the same as Kan, that'd just be weird.]

You should laugh more. Just not at me.

[tabakoto]

[ And Akutagawa would only worry if Kan was anything like him. He doesn’t need more things to worry about and KAn doesn't need to be like him. ]

But what if I become unable to laugh at anything but you? If I’m not allowed to laugh at you then, I won’t be able to laugh at all.

[thatchedcottage]

That's why you should practice laughing at things that aren't me, so that doesn't happen.

[No sympathy here.]

[tabakoto]

Kannn, I enjoy laughing at you. And, come to think of it, with you.

[ He smiles up at him innocently. Because he loves Kan very much. ]

[thatchedcottage]

[Why is Ryuu so earnest? And cute? Kan's cheeks flush.]

It's because I like laughing with you that I think you should practice laughing more often in general.

[tabakoto]

[ He may be amusing himself a little bit. But he’s also being honest. Either way, Kan’s expression is great. ]

No, this is enough for me.

[ Too much joy and he’ll just worry something bad will happen again. ]

[thatchedcottage]

[Kan sighs. And he's no longer blushing, thank god.]

If you're sure about that.

[He might be a little overbearing, but Ryuu can make his own choices.]

[tabakoto]

[ Aw, what a shame. Ryuu liked that.

He pushes open the door to the cafeteria, which seems to be pretty deserted. ]

I think that I am, yes.

[ There are a lot of uncertainties and life is chaos and it's always been complicated but you can always count on some things. And one of those things is Kan (when he's not gambling). Kan isn't the same kind of pressure as a whole lot of other things in life are. And here it's a comfort to have him around. ]

If there is any amberjack left I'm not sharing it with you, by the way. You'll have to find your own food.